Chacoan Peccary vs Elephant Apple

Catagonus wagneri compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Dillenia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.